that is

Idioms  

1. Also, that is to say. To explain more clearly, in other words, as in It's on the first floor, that is, at street level, or We're coming next month, that is to say, in November. [Early 1600s] Also see under that's.

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that is

Twenty-five percent of that is four or five million pounds a year.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

But if it feels like “The Oprah Winfrey Show” remains a present force despite Winfrey ending her show 15 years ago, that is because it lives on through hundreds of self-made influencers.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

In other words, it may provide a useful window into the more active part of the phosphorus cycle that is influenced by microbial life.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026

“Once the culture picked up on the idea of trauma that is everywhere, therapists really responded to that,” says the University of Minnesota’s Doherty.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

He’s bragging like forty-six is a big number, but half of that is his lacrosse team.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Related Words

• especially
• i.e.
• particularly
• specially
• specifically